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Namrata Sawhney
Namrata Sawhney
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress

Namrata Sawhney (Namratā Sāhanī), is an Indian voice artist, and former actress.

Filmography

Live action films

Year Film title Role Language References
1993 Bedardi Mohini Hindi [1]
1994 Vaade Iraade Hindi [2]
2008 A Wednesday! The Common Man's Wife Hindi [citation needed]

Animated films

Year Film title Role Language Notes References
1992 Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama Sita Hindi An Indian-Japanese animated film. [3][4]
2007 Bal Ganesh Parvati Hindi [5]
2012 Krishna Aur Kans Doruga Hindi [citation needed]

Dubbing career

Namrata Sawhney is a veteran of the voicing industry. She gave the Hindi dubbing voice to Kate Winslet's role as Rose DeWitt Bukater/Dawson in Titanic for the cinema release, the home media releases and for UTV television airings, Princess Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin when it was dubbed in 1994, and she was considered to be the official Hindi dub-over artist for Sridevi in her Tamil films.[citation needed] She has dubbed for Juhi Chawla in Kurkure commercials.[6]

Live action films

Film title Actress Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Titanic Kate Winslet[7] Rose DeWitt Bukater/Dawson Hindi English 1997 1998 The elderly version of this character was portrayed by Gloria Stuart and dubbed by Geeta Khanna in Hindi.
Raaz[8] Malini Sharma Malini Hindi 2002 2002 Due to the actress's poor Hindi knowledge, The directors for these films, could not allow the actresses to use their real voices, so Namrata has dubbed for them to disguise their voices, despite that the movies were already shot in Hindi.[citation needed]
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story Manisha Koirala Sapna Oberoi Hindi 2009 2009
Hulk Jennifer Connelly Betty Ross Hindi English 2003 2003

Animated films

Film title Original Voice Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year Release Dub Year Release Notes
Aladdin Linda Larkin Princess Jasmine
(Speaking)[7]		 Hindi English 1992 1994 Dubbed by Modi Entertainment.[9] Princess Jasmine's Hindi singing voice was provided by Dominique Cerejo.
The Little Mermaid Jodi Benson Ariel[7] Hindi English 1989 Another Hindi dub was made in 2012 for Television where Prachi Save Sathi voiced this character.

References

  1. ^ "Bedardi | Cast". cinestaan.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Vaade Iraade | Cast". cinestaan.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ Gariyashi Bhuyan (3 September 2020). "Remembering The Animated Ramayana & The Special Place In Holds In Every 90s Kid's Heart". idiva.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Did you know Hollywood star Bryan Cranston voiced for Lord Ram in the animated film 'The Prince of Light: The Legend of Ramayana'?". indiatimes.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ Rimi Chakraborty (22 August 2020). "7 Indian mythological movies on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+Hotstar and ZEE5 | Bal Ganesh". gqindia.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. ^ Sreya Basu. "The voice behind". Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b c Shaurya Thapa (5 October 2022). "Dussehra Special: Forget Adipurush. The 1993 Ramayana anime is still its best adaptation". dailyo.in. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ^ "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  9. ^ "The art of directing dubs: A chat with Ellie Lewis – Animation Xpress". animationxpress.com. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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